I received this email from Flickr.com:
Hello cariephoto,
We've changed the safety level of your photostream to
"moderate".
As per our Community Guidelines, content like that in your
account is not considered "safe" for everyone to view. You
may or may not be aware that Flickr has a Safe Search
system. When people browse or search on Flickr, they can
filter what they see based on a safety level that they are
comfortable with - either Safe Search is on, set to
moderate, or off. In order for Safe Search to work, we
relying on *you* to filter your content appropriately. As
you upload stuff to Flickr, you need to make sure that
you're applying appropriate filters (safe, moderate or
restricted) and telling us what sort of content it is
(photos, screenshots, art & illustration). If you don't
apply filters correctly, there's a very good chance another
member will let us know - in fact that's why we've taken
action today. (No need to be upset - it's every member's
right to let us know if they ever feel uncomfortable. Yours
too.)
We want Flickr to be a place that everyone can enjoy. That
means making sure that potentially offensive content is
filtered from public, safe areas of the site. If you read
our Community Guidelines, you'll see the key points are:
play nice, upload photos that you have taken yourself, and
respect the fact that there are millions of people visiting
Flickr who may not see the world the same way you do.
Use your common sense about whether or not your content is
suitable for a global, public audience. If the answer is
no, you need to filter it from public view. You should also
know that if we receive another report about your content or
conduct, it's very likely we'll terminate your account.
So, please take a moment to find out how to work with
safety levels, use 'em, and everybody's happy!
Regards,
Karyn Lynne Ellis
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I received this email from Flickr yesterday. I am very dissappointed in this company now. I have been a flickr member since 2004. Not once have I ever gotten any message from anyone being offended by any of my photographs! I am shocked that someone actually was offended. The main thing, Flickr did not even tell me what photo/photos were the offending photos. I feel that if it were any of my nude photos then quite frankly, I am saddened by the lack of taste in the person offended. So many times I see nudes that show the whole body. Not one of my photos show any genitalia, which I could see possibly offending someone. What kind of world do we live in where what is shown on television is much more risque than any of my fine art nudes. How many sculptures and paintings from long long ago are highly regarded as the true meaning of art? Why is it that a photograph of the same thing is offensive to that person, and the other forms of art are not?
Also, Never did I receive an email from Flickr staff saying that I HAVE to categorize my work as "moderate" "safe" or "not" .
The bad part.. because my account is set to moderate, now, when you go to:
www.flickr.com/photos/cariephoto if you are not logged in, it says you have to be a flickr member before you can view this page. This is not good for business. Many times I have clients that want to look at my flickr page. They shouldn't have to join flickr just to do that.